GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
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| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| hirsute | hairy |
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